Are there any good oil thickeners for semi truck oil ?
Isn’t it just straight oil with no additives?Lucas heavy duty oil stabilizer, people will cry about it on here but it is a good product that works.
It doesn't have much additive to it, but you said you wanted a thickener, Lucas will do that among a few other things.Isn’t it just straight oil with no additives?
Are there any good oil thickeners for semi truck oil ?
Correct. It very effectively dilutes the add pack of whatever oil it was mixed with.Isn’t it just straight oil with no additives?
What is good about it?Lucas heavy duty oil stabilizer, people will cry about it on here but it is a good product that works.
I've seen turbo chargers fail on diesel semi trucks that used Lucas. It's literally the worse thing you can do to your engine. It's like poisoning your engine.Lucas heavy duty oil stabilizer, people will cry about it on here but it is a good product that works.
Yes, use a higher viscosity oil.Are there any good oil thickeners for semi truck oil ?
Proof? I will be waiting. Because if this is the case then guess what? higher viscosity oil will do the same lol.I've seen turbo chargers fail on diesel semi trucks that used Lucas. It's literally the worse thing you can do to your engine. It's like poisoning your engine.
Yes, use a higher viscosity oil.
Lucas Oil Stabilizer is a low cost and low quality viscosity improver, sold at huge markup. When you replace 10% to 20% or more of your motor oil with Lucas, you have that much less anti wear additives, less detergents and dispsants, and so on. Just cutting down ZDDP, friction reducers, and detergents & dispersants, is good enough to effectively destroy the bearings inside a turbo in a diesel engine. After that, the piston rings will wear out, because Lucas is a magnet for dirt, and also likes to create deposits. The rings will have so much wear that when remove them, you can use them for shawing. The rod and main bearings in a big Diesel engine will go last, because these bearings are so big. You probably will have to rebuild your engine before they let go, because of the increased blowby and decreased power, and probably because you're tired of replacing turbos because... you keep using Lucas. Some folks never learn.Proof? I will be waiting. Because if this is the case then guess what? higher viscosity oil will do the same lol.
I would say more or less or more for less. I would look for something like a SAE 30 wt that still has detergents or Liquimoly Motor Oil SaverIsn’t it just straight oil with no additives?
He wants it for a semi truck. Think north of 15W-40. The OP could go 15W-50. Something like HPL 15W-50 would fit the bill nicely, as it cleans, and has very good anti wear properties. Of course, it's expensive, but you get what you pay for.I would say more or less or more for less. I would look for something like a SAE 30 wt that still has detergents or Liquimoly Motor Oil Saver